Advanced Experimental Laboratory 2

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Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Advanced practicum is a two-semestral course that represents the final degree of practical education of students in the experimental nuclear physics. Practicum has a form of a work on designated project and the topic of the project is chosen such that it is complementary to the theoretical knowledge in experimental nuclear physics. Students are encouraged to form work-groups and each of them solves a particular task on this project. Finally, students attempt to propose and build and perform the experiment and then process the results to scientific output.

The goal of the second semester is to build the apparatus according to the proposal, perform the experiment and analyze the data. Technical design report of the apparatus is the final result of this course.

Requirements:

Knowledge of basic course of physics, detectors and interaction of ionising radiation

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Finalization of simulations

2.Apparatus building

3.Measuring data

4.Analyzing data

5.Discussion of results

6.Technical design report elaboration

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Construction of the experiment, measurement, data analysis and interpretation, also preparation of the technical design report.

Abilities:

Individual work on certain project

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] W.R.Leo, Techniques for Nuclear and Particle Physics experiments, Springer, 1994

[2] G.F.Knoll, Radiation detection and measurement, Wiley, 2000

[3] J.H.Moore et al., Building Scientific Apparatus, Cambridge, 2009

Recommended references:

[4] E.J.N.Wilson, An introduction to particle accelerators, Oxford University Press, 2001

[5] W.Greiner, D.N.Poenaru, Experimental techniques in Nuclear Physics, Walter de Gruyter, 1997

[6] J. S. Lilley, Nuclear physics-Principles and applications, Wiley, 2001

Media and tools:

laboratory of Experimental nuclear physics

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: